This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRPPartners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009. more).

SouthernCalifornia venture capital investments totaled $686.5M for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. For SouthernCalifornia, Orange County actually had the most dollars invested, with $239.6M
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So, just for kicks, I sat down and put together a list — if you were really into buying stuff from just SouthernCalifornia — of a consumer computer setup based on products from companies stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Load up the Lindows operating system, a consumer version of Linux from Lindows Inc.
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Mark Suster of GRPPartners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. billion was invested in SouthernCalifornia start-ups with 220 new companies launching in Los Angeles. Media Partners. June 20 – 21). June 22. Sponsors.
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The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in SouthernCalifornia raised $695.4M in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M was raised. New York followed SouthernCalifornia with $512.8M in investments.
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[GRP Partners, Southern California] Benjamin Kuo's Blog » It’s not over until the fat lady sings: or, what to do in So Cal this week.

May 5, 2008 There appears to be no shortage of technology related and events this week across SouthernCalifornia, as it seems like conferences, meetings, meetups, and networking is reaching a new fevered peak. In any case, West LA will be the place for (more) Digital Hollywood private parties and get togethers. All Rights Reserved
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